"I am getting to the point where I refuse to spend more of my time making the case. It just makes you think they don't actually want growth everywhere. They just want to hold on to things down here. We need Whitehall reform but we also need Westminster reform.”

The UK is almost three decades into a mass devolution of powers (if not resources to a similar extent).

The centre still acts like a nineteenth century colonial administration.

Staggering what it tries to manage- and fails to.

Burnham is right here.

Head of Police Federation arrested on suspicion of fraud Mukund Krishna, who was paid £701,100 last year, was one of three men held after a raid on the national headquarters in Surrey

Police Federation boss on £700,000 a year arrested on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position bit.ly/4aZvO1y along with two other men. Homes searched.

Welsh ex-Labour special adviser arrested on suspicion of spying for China David Taylor, husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, was among three men arrested by counter-terrorism police on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service

David Taylor ex Welsh Labour spad, close to many former ministers, arrested for allegedly spying for China.... www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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“Ymestyn has been great for tidying up my (slightly shaky) knowledge of Welsh grammar, and the bite-sized lessons & interactive quizzes are much more fun than ploughing through a grammar book. Diolch yn fawr!” — Phil R ymestyn.cymru

Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame The head of an official inquiry into carer’s allowance has criticised “forces of resistance” inside the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that undermined ministerial attempts to fix longstanding problems with the much-criticised benefit. Liz Sayce, whose review of carer’s allowance was published in November, said rather than owning the problems, some at the DWP had tried to “minimise” the extent of the department’s failures and sought to deflect blame for the disaster. Continue reading...

Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿A significant shift in Welsh education policy this week.

After resisting for 20 years, the Welsh government now says systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) should be a key part of teaching children to read & pupils should not be guided to guess words from pictures or context.

Absolute scenes on my road today as a lorry fucked up a turn and has got itself wedged across the road like that ship in the suez canal

Sesiynau Jarman yn 'cofio un o'n artistiaid mwyaf dylanwadol' Bydd Sesiynau Jarman ar Radio Cymru yn talu teyrnged i waith y cerddor ac yn cefnogi artistiaid a cherddoriaeth newydd.

"A hithau'n flwyddyn ers colli un o fawrion byd cerddoriaeth Cymru, Geraint Jarman, mae Radio Cymru'n lansio cynllun Sesiynau Jarman i gofio amdano ac i barhau â'r gwaith o gefnogi artistiaid a cherddoriaeth newydd oedd mor bwysig iddo."

www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

We need more updates, say British nationals stuck in Middle East Air travel in the Middle East has been severely disrupted since Saturday, with thousands of flights cancelled.

So many gems in this, I feel spoilt.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Digon o bethau positif / Plenty of positives. There’s no Fishlock to bail them out anymore,so pleasing to see Cain,Elise Hughes,Carrie Jones & Mared Griff step up.Ceri Holland doesn’t stop running. So many positives in attack.If we can sort out the defensive frailties esp. set pieces,we’ll be ok 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⚽️

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This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something

Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used

www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...

Superb work.

Mae busnesau bach yn wynebu heriau sylweddol a chostau cynyddol.

Mae angen bod yn feiddgar yn ystod cyfnodau o ansicrwydd ond dyw Llafur ddim yn barod i gynnig hynny.

Am lywodraeth sy’n deall pwysigrwydd busnesau bach i economi Cymru – pleidleisiwch dros Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai 🌼

Small businesses across Wales are struggling with soaring costs.

We need bold ambition in these uncertain times but Labour isn’t up to the task.

For a government that understands the importance of small businesses to Wales’ economy – vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May 🌼

Crocysau porffor yn gwenu yn yr haul yn ein gardd heddiw, eu canol oren llachar yn edrych fel da-da bach blasus

Ychydig o'r gwanwyn ymhlith y llanast ar hyd y byd.

Health board’s fresh budget deficit puts £82m funding pot at risk Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter A new financial black hole that has put £82 million of health board funding at risk has raised concerns over its ability to maintain services. The latest finance r...

A new financial black hole that has put £82 million of health board funding at risk has raised concerns over its ability to maintain services

UK to send Royal Navy warship to Cyprus, Starmer confirms The prime minister said the

Doing war without saying you're doing war.

"The UK government will deploy a Royal Navy warship to the Mediterranean to bolster security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus."

The UK is also "sending helicopters with counter drone capabilities".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And according to Hansard he's mentioned Clacton just once in the past twelve months - December 2025, complaining about the postponement of county council elections. We don't have an MP.

HMS Duncan hurriedly being repainted bright pink and renamed OMG Duncan Party Boat as Starmer seeks to downplay involvement in a war he doesn't have a mandate for.

Extraordinary crowds as a mass funeral procession begins in Minab, Iran for the 165 school girls & teachers killed in the US/Israeli school strike on Saturday.

Many outcomes of this war are uncertain. But a renewed generation of hatred towards the West is now baked in.

(🎥 Alireza Akbari)

I've got a tip for the PM that's going to blow his mind. If he thinks about the documents he puts his name to, he'll have to spend less time distancing himself from them.

We now have 89 FREE online jigsaws at www.jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary - a collection we first started making during lockdown when the library was closed.

If you like jigsaws and books/nice views/old photographs/Orkney then this is the collection for you. 🧩

Can you solve them all? 🧩

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: I fear for Iran and my family She dreamt of a free Iran during her six-year incarceration. Then when Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe heard America had attacked she was worried for her relatives. She reveals why sitting for a portrait wa...

Thinking of those with Iranian links in the UK, worrying about family and friends.

"There is every chance the regime will get tougher on Iranians to cover its vulnerability. I worry that ordinary people in Iran and beyond will be in harm’s way.”
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

To some extent, the Trump/MAGA camp seems to treat the UK and other European allies like internal politics - where Trump is commenting on Starmer not like an equal national leader, but like a state governor from an opposing party.

Any economist will tell you that GERS do not reflect the finances of an independent Scotland or Wales.

They reflect the failure of the U.K. economy to create success outside of London and the SE.

It reflects current U.K. policies. Which we would change. Immediately.

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Something which tends to be missing from the media and political debate surrounding asylum are the voices of those most affected. Today I have listened to people talking about how the current system and changes affect them. Please listen to the end. People are dying because of government policies👇